Title :
Terahertz Detection With Nanoscale Semiconductor Rectifiers
Author :
Chen, Rui ; Song, Jungwoo ; Lin, Teng-Yin ; Aizin, Gregory R. ; Kawano, Yukio ; Aoki, Nobuyuki ; Ochiai, Yuichi ; Whiteside, Vincent R. ; McCombe, Bruce D. ; Thomas, David ; Einhorn, Mike ; Reno, John L. ; Strasser, Gottfried ; Bird, Jonathan P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe our ongoing research on CMOS-compatible semiconductor nanosensors for broadband terahertz (THz) detection. We review the results of earlier work, which reveal the promise of THz rectification by nanoconstrictions, and present proof-of-concept results showing efficient THz detection at room temperature.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; nanosensors; rectifiers; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; CMOS-compatible semiconductor nanosensors; THz rectification; broadband THz detection; broadband terahertz detection; nanoconstrictions; nanoscale semiconductor rectifiers; temperature 293 K to 298 K; terahertz detection; Current measurement; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Logic gates; Nanoscale devices; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Nanoelectronics; rectifiers; terahertz science; terahertz technology;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2012.2216522
